Ratings[edit]

The 26th Grammy Awards had the highest ratings in the awarding body's history with 51.67 million viewers, a record unmatched as of 2024, and is the third most watched live awards show in U.S. television history (after the 1983 and 1998 editions of the Academy Awards).^[1] Donna Summer opened the show with "She Works Hard for the Money", and a tribute to working women.